Monthly Archives: July 2013

Tutorial on AutoDesk 123

Posted on July 6, 2013 by robertwilkie

THe Ben Heck Show did a nice tutorial on Autodesk 123 and how to use it for 3D modeling/printing. –http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130304-tutorial-how-to-use-autodesk-123d-design.html

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Electric kick bike

Posted on July 5, 2013 by robertwilkie

The author modified a kickbike to be powered by a cordless drill.  I like the build but I don’t think I would “buy” the bike, maybe take an existing bike and modify it? http://www.instructables.com/id/Milwaukee-M28-Powered-KickBike/

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Make an LED flashlight light saber for better pictures

Posted on July 4, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice light, the author uses it for better pictures, but I see a light saber myself. http://lightism.co.uk/led-flashlight/

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Mini Power Converter

Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Interesting build, basically they author made a circuit with dip switches to reistance (to lower the voltage) to alternate the voltage applied to a device for testing. http://makezine.com/projects/pocket-sized-power-supply/

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Xerox CEO gets MCCA lifetime achievement award

Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

This reminds me of kid events where “there are no winners” and everyone gets a trophy. http://www.metrocorpcounsel.com/news/24500/ursula-burns-receive-mcca-lifetime-achievement-award

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Its a Fuji Xerox, not Xerox

Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Remember the wide format printer I mentioned a few weeks back?  Well I was wondering if it was a Xerox system, or someone elses rebranded. Looks like someone figured it out, and its a Fuji Xerox system. Looks like someone … Continue reading →

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Xerox buying up another company

Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

This time a UK data processing company.  Not sure why since its a low end service and could be done cheaper else where.  Unless it was for something the company had, client list maybe. http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130702-904942.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

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Yeah, DIY sparklers

Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

With all the nanny state laws around fireworks, its nice to see an instructable on how to build a sparkler.  They are illegal in NY, why I don’t know, I am sure some idiot did something stupid and thus a … Continue reading →

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Reloading crossbow

Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a reloading crossbow.  I think I would make it s a bit beefier for shooting thought. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-a-Repeating-Crossbow/

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Posted on July 2, 2013 by robertwilkie

Make a wine bottle into a slow watering can for a plant for vacation (or just lazyness). Simple to build, basically if the hole on the end is small, it should work just fine. http://www.instructables.com/id/Wine-bottle-plant-nanny/

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